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1915 Map of Milford

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Milford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Milford serves as the focal point of this 1913 survey, situated along the Delaware River at the intersection of Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. The river corridor is the primary artery for transportation and settlement, with the Erie railroad hugging the northern bank through villages like Lackawaxen and Shohola. The landscape is defined by its numerous water bodies and drainages, including Walker Lake, Log Tavern Ponds, and Sawkill Creek.

Beyond the river towns, the map reveals a rural network of named schools and family-identified landmarks. Researchers can trace the locations of the Sawkill School, German School, and Dark Swamp School, which anchored isolated communities in the interior highlands. Distinctive terrain features such as The Knob, The Cliff, and Bald Hill provide landmarks for navigating the ridges and hollows between the river and the marshlands of Dark Swamp.